2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Smith, Alana
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Alana Smith
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fort Washington, Md.
- Prev School:
- Abeka Academy
Bio
HONORS:
2021 All-American, Doubles
2020 All-American, Doubles
2019 All-American, Doubles
2021 All-ACC, Second Team
2019 All-ACC, Second Team
2021-22:
2020-21:
PREP/PERSONAL:
2021 All-American, Doubles
2020 All-American, Doubles
2019 All-American, Doubles
2021 All-ACC, Second Team
2019 All-ACC, Second Team
2021-22:
- Did not compete in 2022 dual match play after suffering an injury in the fall of 2021
2020-21:
- Recognized as a 2020-2021 All-American in doubles
- 2021 Second Team All-ACC Honoree
- Posted an 18-9 overall singles record, including being 9-4 in conference play
- Ranked No. 34 in singles play by the Oracle/ITA Rankings at end of season
- Qualified for NCAA Singles Championships for the first time in her career
- 26-10 in doubles play with partner Anna Rogers
- Reached the NCAA Doubles Championships semifinals with partner Anna Rogers for their best doubles finish
- Finished at No. 10 in doubles play at end of the season
- All-American for second consecutive year
- Defeated 2019 National Player of the Year Katarina Jokic in team’s upset of No. 3 Georgia
- 22-11 singles record, including an 11-5 record on court one
- Reached career-best No. 16 singles ranking
- Defeated No. 9 Jada Hart (UCLA) in straight sets
- Ranked No. 1 in doubles with Anna Rogers for four and a half months
- Won 2019 ITA Carolina Regional doubles title
- Advanced to 2019 Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships Doubles final
- 9-2 record against ranked doubles opponents; four top-25 wins
- Became program's first All-American (w /Anna Rogers) after earning a top-eight seed in the NCAA Championships doubles draw
- Finished the season ranked No. 4 in doubles, notching the highest doubles ranking in program history (w/ Anna Rogers)
- Reached the program's first Elite Eight in the NCAA Doubles Championship
- Posted a 32-13 record, the second most singles wins by a freshman; 37-6 doubles record, the most doubles wins in a season in program history
- Defeated six nationally-ranked singles opponents, including No. 10 Marta Gonzalez (Georgia); posted a 6-3 record in the category
- Five-time ACC Freshman of the Week
- Posted a 10-3 singles conference record
- Reached a high singles ranking of No. 68
- Finished the season ranked No. 69 in singles
- Did not lose a singles match in the month of March
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Made the semifinals of the $60K Red Rock Pro Open in doubles
- Defeated the 2017-18 NCAA/ITA Preseason #1 ranked singles player (Ena Shibahara) in singles qualifying at the $60K Red Rock Pro Open
- Highest ITF World Junior Ranking: No. 122 (February 2017)
- Competed in singles qualifying at the Australian Open and Wimbledon Juniors
- 89-48 record in ITF Junior doubles events, winning eight ITF Junior doubles titles, including 2017 Costa Rica Bowl ITF and NZ ITF Summer Championships
- Singles champions at 2016 Bank of Bermuda ITF
- 2017 singles and doubles runner-up at International Grass Courts ITF in Philadelphia
- Reached the quarterfinals of the Prince Georges County G1 ITF in August 2016
- Highest tennisrecruiting.net ranking: No. 17